India made
just one change to their playing (Pat)eleven – Murali Vijay made way for
Parthiv. South Africa made a couple of changes to the eleven that last played
the Indians – Colin Ingram and Wayne Parnell made way for Morne van Wyk and
Robin Peterson.
On winning the toss, Graeme Smith, South Africa’s skipper, chose to bat.
The first Powerplay of their innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10th over. South Africa’s openers put on 54.
They scored 50 off 9.1 overs (57 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point. While Hashim Amla was batting on 33, Smith was batting on 16.
Smith, whose 30-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually conceded 18. Sixty-seven balls into the match, he was caught by Harbhajan Singh. Ashish Nehra broke the 57-run partnership.
The second Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which was the bowling Powerplay – was between the 11th and the 15th over. They scored 22 and picked up a wicket.
Amla's half-century – which included eight boundaries – came off 53 balls.
Sixteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. South Africa had scored 86 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Amla was batting on 54, van Wyk was batting on five.
South Africa scored 100 off 18.3 overs (113 balls). India had conceded nine extras at that point.
Van Wyk, whose 22-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored 15. Forty-nine balls after Smith’s dismissal, he was caught by Virat Kohli. Yuvraj Singh broke the run-a-ball stand.
The third-wicket pair put on five. Amla, whose 69-ball innings included eight boundaries, eventually scored 64. Seven balls later, Kohli and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, ran him out.
AB de Villiers, who faced five balls, scored three. Five balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. Yuvraj broke the four-run stand. The fifth-wicket pair on three. (Dho)Nine balls later, Kohli and the man from Ranchi ran him out.
South Africa scored 150 off 29.5 overs (181 balls). India had conceded 11 extras at that point.
Thirty-three overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. South Africa had scored 164 for the loss of five wickets at that point. Both Jean-Paul Duminy, the player of the match, and Johan Botha was batting on 26 apiece.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 65 balls. While Duminy’s contribution to the partnership was 22, Botha’s contribution to it was 29. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.
Botha, whose 59-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 44. Eighty-seven balls later, he was stumped by Dhoni. Yuvraj broke the 70-run partnership.
South Africa scored 200 off 40.4 overs (246 balls). India had conceded a dozen extras at that point.
Parthiv kept wicket to Dhoni from the 45th over.
The third Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 46th and the 50th over. They scored 45 and lost a wicket.
Duminy’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries – came off 61 balls.
The seventh-wicket pair put on 50 off 58 balls. While Duminy’s contribution to the partnership was 23, Peterson’s contribution to it was 27. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.
The seventh-wicket pair eventually put on 54. Peterson, whose 35-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 31. Sixty balls after Botha’s dismissal, Yusuf Pathan and Harbhajan ran him out.
South Africa scored 250 off 48.2 overs (292 overs). India had conceded 13 extras at that point.
Duminy, whose 72-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 71. He was unbeaten, as was Dale Steyn, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scoring four.
South Africa eventually conceded 14 extras. India scored 265 for the loss of seven wickets off 50 overs.
Rohit Sharma, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded half-a-dozen. Suresh Raina, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 13. Pathan, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 18.
Munaf Patel bowled eight wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 49. Zaheer Khan bowled nine wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 55. Harbhajan, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 61.
Nehra, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 27. He picked up a wicket. Yuvraj, who bowled eight overs, conceded 34. He picked up three scalps.
The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10th over. They scored 32 and lost a couple of wickets.
Sharma, who faced half-a-dozen overs, scored just a run. Nine balls into the chase, he was caught by Duminy. Lonwabo Tsotsobe broke the one-run stand. Parthiv, whose 24-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Forty-nine balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Tsotsobe, who broke the 31-run stand.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the bowling Powerplay – was between the 11th and the 15th over. They scored 17 and picked up a wicket.
Yuvraj, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored a dozen. Thirty-two balls later, he was caught by Smith. Botha broke the 17-run stand.
India scored 50 off 15.1 overs (91 balls). South Africa hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.
Seventeen balls later, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 52 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Kohli was batting on 26, Raina was batting on a couple.
Kohli's half-century – which was five boundaries – came off 67 balls.
India scored 100 off 25.1 overs (151 overs). South Africa had conceded a couple of extras at that point.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 61 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 30, Raina’s contribution to it was 18. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.
Raina, who faced 36 balls, scored 20. Seventy-one balls after Yuvraj’s dismissal, he was stumped by de Villiers. Peterson broke the 63-run partnership.
Dhoni, who faced eight balls, scored a couple. Ten balls later, he was caught by du Plessis. Peterson broke the 11-run stand. Pathan, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Five balls later, he was caught by de Villiers. Morkel broke the run-a-ball stand.
A hundred and eighty-nine balls into the chase, there was an interruption due to rain. India had scored 137 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets at that point. While Kohli was batting on 83, Harbhajan was batting on a couple.
India lost four overs due to rain. India’s innings was reduced to 46 overs, and the target was revised to 260.
It was eventually revised to 191 off 32.5 overs. Kohli, whose 92-ball innings included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 87. He was unbeaten, as was Harbhajan, who faced eight balls, scoring three.
South Africa eventually conceded four extras. India, who scored 142 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 32.5 overs, lost by 48 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis method.
Duminy and du Plessis bowled a wicketless over apiece. While the former conceded nine, the latter conceded five. Steyn, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 15.
Morkel bowled 6.5 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 13, picking up a wicket. Botha bowled 6.5 overs, conceding 27. He picked up a wicket.
Tsotsobe bowled half-a-dozen overs, including a maiden. He conceded 25, picking up two wickets. Peterson bowled eight overs, conceding 46. He picked up two scalps.
South Africa levelled the five-match series 2-2.
On winning the toss, Graeme Smith, South Africa’s skipper, chose to bat.
The first Powerplay of their innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10th over. South Africa’s openers put on 54.
They scored 50 off 9.1 overs (57 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point. While Hashim Amla was batting on 33, Smith was batting on 16.
Smith, whose 30-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually conceded 18. Sixty-seven balls into the match, he was caught by Harbhajan Singh. Ashish Nehra broke the 57-run partnership.
The second Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which was the bowling Powerplay – was between the 11th and the 15th over. They scored 22 and picked up a wicket.
Amla's half-century – which included eight boundaries – came off 53 balls.
Sixteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. South Africa had scored 86 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Amla was batting on 54, van Wyk was batting on five.
South Africa scored 100 off 18.3 overs (113 balls). India had conceded nine extras at that point.
Van Wyk, whose 22-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored 15. Forty-nine balls after Smith’s dismissal, he was caught by Virat Kohli. Yuvraj Singh broke the run-a-ball stand.
The third-wicket pair put on five. Amla, whose 69-ball innings included eight boundaries, eventually scored 64. Seven balls later, Kohli and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, ran him out.
AB de Villiers, who faced five balls, scored three. Five balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. Yuvraj broke the four-run stand. The fifth-wicket pair on three. (Dho)Nine balls later, Kohli and the man from Ranchi ran him out.
South Africa scored 150 off 29.5 overs (181 balls). India had conceded 11 extras at that point.
Thirty-three overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. South Africa had scored 164 for the loss of five wickets at that point. Both Jean-Paul Duminy, the player of the match, and Johan Botha was batting on 26 apiece.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 65 balls. While Duminy’s contribution to the partnership was 22, Botha’s contribution to it was 29. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.
Botha, whose 59-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 44. Eighty-seven balls later, he was stumped by Dhoni. Yuvraj broke the 70-run partnership.
South Africa scored 200 off 40.4 overs (246 balls). India had conceded a dozen extras at that point.
Parthiv kept wicket to Dhoni from the 45th over.
The third Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 46th and the 50th over. They scored 45 and lost a wicket.
Duminy’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries – came off 61 balls.
The seventh-wicket pair put on 50 off 58 balls. While Duminy’s contribution to the partnership was 23, Peterson’s contribution to it was 27. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.
The seventh-wicket pair eventually put on 54. Peterson, whose 35-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 31. Sixty balls after Botha’s dismissal, Yusuf Pathan and Harbhajan ran him out.
South Africa scored 250 off 48.2 overs (292 overs). India had conceded 13 extras at that point.
Duminy, whose 72-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 71. He was unbeaten, as was Dale Steyn, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scoring four.
South Africa eventually conceded 14 extras. India scored 265 for the loss of seven wickets off 50 overs.
Rohit Sharma, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded half-a-dozen. Suresh Raina, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 13. Pathan, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 18.
Munaf Patel bowled eight wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 49. Zaheer Khan bowled nine wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 55. Harbhajan, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 61.
Nehra, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 27. He picked up a wicket. Yuvraj, who bowled eight overs, conceded 34. He picked up three scalps.
The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10th over. They scored 32 and lost a couple of wickets.
Sharma, who faced half-a-dozen overs, scored just a run. Nine balls into the chase, he was caught by Duminy. Lonwabo Tsotsobe broke the one-run stand. Parthiv, whose 24-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Forty-nine balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Tsotsobe, who broke the 31-run stand.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the bowling Powerplay – was between the 11th and the 15th over. They scored 17 and picked up a wicket.
Yuvraj, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored a dozen. Thirty-two balls later, he was caught by Smith. Botha broke the 17-run stand.
India scored 50 off 15.1 overs (91 balls). South Africa hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.
Seventeen balls later, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 52 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Kohli was batting on 26, Raina was batting on a couple.
Kohli's half-century – which was five boundaries – came off 67 balls.
India scored 100 off 25.1 overs (151 overs). South Africa had conceded a couple of extras at that point.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 61 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 30, Raina’s contribution to it was 18. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.
Raina, who faced 36 balls, scored 20. Seventy-one balls after Yuvraj’s dismissal, he was stumped by de Villiers. Peterson broke the 63-run partnership.
Dhoni, who faced eight balls, scored a couple. Ten balls later, he was caught by du Plessis. Peterson broke the 11-run stand. Pathan, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Five balls later, he was caught by de Villiers. Morkel broke the run-a-ball stand.
A hundred and eighty-nine balls into the chase, there was an interruption due to rain. India had scored 137 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets at that point. While Kohli was batting on 83, Harbhajan was batting on a couple.
India lost four overs due to rain. India’s innings was reduced to 46 overs, and the target was revised to 260.
It was eventually revised to 191 off 32.5 overs. Kohli, whose 92-ball innings included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 87. He was unbeaten, as was Harbhajan, who faced eight balls, scoring three.
South Africa eventually conceded four extras. India, who scored 142 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 32.5 overs, lost by 48 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis method.
Duminy and du Plessis bowled a wicketless over apiece. While the former conceded nine, the latter conceded five. Steyn, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 15.
Morkel bowled 6.5 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 13, picking up a wicket. Botha bowled 6.5 overs, conceding 27. He picked up a wicket.
Tsotsobe bowled half-a-dozen overs, including a maiden. He conceded 25, picking up two wickets. Peterson bowled eight overs, conceding 46. He picked up two scalps.
South Africa levelled the five-match series 2-2.
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